National Bird Day

Celebrate National Bird Day on January 5 by learning more about our feathered friends.

Updated November 11, 2024
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In a Flight of Starlings : The Wonder of Complex Systems
Parisi, Giorgio.
Paper Book
The world is shaped by complexity. In this enlightening book, Nobel Prize winner Giorgio Parisi guides us through his unorthodox yet exhilarating work to show us how. It all starts with investigating the principles of physics by observing the sophisticated flight patterns of starlings. Studying the...

003.7 Parisi 2023

A world on the wing : the global odyssey of migratory birds
Weidensaul, Scott
Paper Book
'A vaulting triumph of a book' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'A master storyteller, Weidensaul communicates so much joy in the sheer act of witnessing and such exhilaration in the advances of the science behind what he sees that we are slow to grasp the...

568.1568 Weidensaul 2021

Birdgirl: A Young Environmentalist Looks to the Skies in Search of a Better Future
Craig, Mya-Rose.
Paper Book
Discover Mya-Rose Craig's moving and life-affirming memoir about family, searching for rare birds, and the power of our natural world. 'Lyrical, poignant and insightful' MARGARET ATWOOD (on Twitter) 'Filled with hope and energy' Guardian In...

598.0723 Craig Craig 2023

What an owl knows : the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds
Ackerman, Jennifer
Paper Book
For centuries, owls have captivated and intrigued us. Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented over 30,000 years ago, in the Chauvet cave paintings in southern France, and our enduring awareness and curiosity of their forward gaze and nearly silent flight has cemented the owl...

598.97 Ackerman 2023

The wise hours : a journey into the wild and secret world of owls
Darlington, Miriam
Paper Book
Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington...

598.97 Darlington 2023


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